ZIP Code 02121

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 28,298
Median household income: $38,565
Median home value: $548,100

ZIP Code 02121 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, home to about 28,298 residents. Its median household income of $38,565 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02121's population declined 6.2% from 30,159 to 28,298, while its median gross rent rose 34.0% from $982 to $1,316.

The typical home was built around 1950. 26.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,298
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,565
Median home value: $548,100
Median gross rent: $1,316
Housing units: 11,384
Homeownership rate: 23.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,15928,298

Median household income

$32,500$38,565

Median home value

$500,100$548,100

Median gross rent

$982$1,316

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,159	$32,500	$500,100	$982
2020	29,570	$36,479	$536,800	$1,023
2021	29,888	$40,732	$541,900	$1,129
2022	29,820	$42,411	$517,800	$1,282
2023	28,298	$38,565	$548,100	$1,316

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,070	7.3%
5 to 17	5,608	19.8%
18 to 24	2,998	10.6%
25 to 34	3,707	13.1%
35 to 44	3,742	13.2%
45 to 54	2,986	10.6%
55 to 64	3,666	13.0%
65 to 74	2,389	8.4%
75 and over	1,132	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,003	7.1%
Black or African American	12,738	45.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	392	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	504	1.8%
Two or more races	1,888	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,751	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,326	24.5%
High school graduate	5,446	30.9%
Some college or associate's	4,235	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,353	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,262	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone39.9%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit34.6%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,751	39.9%
Carpooled	1,309	11.0%
Public transit	4,120	34.6%
Walked	428	3.6%
Bicycle	166	1.4%
Worked from home	690	5.8%
Other means	453	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,174	10.5%
15 to 29 min	3,410	30.4%
30 to 44 min	3,010	26.8%
45 to 59 min	1,753	15.6%
60+ min	1,880	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 26.5% (7,444 of 28,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,577	63.5%
Nonfamily households	3,786	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,363	91.0%
Vacant	1,021	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,396	23.1%
Renter-occupied	7,967	76.9%

1-unit, detached7.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units52.2%

5 to 19 units27.8%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	897	7.9%
1-unit, attached	692	6.1%
2 to 4 units	5,940	52.2%
5 to 19 units	3,168	27.8%
20 or more units	687	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02121

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